“There’s finally an apartment for the man that refuses to act his age – and it has even got a slide to keep him forever young. Nestled on 13th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A, the asking price for this 2,400 square foot duplex is just $3.9 million, a little more than the average kid’s allowance. Beyond the slide, it’s got four bedrooms, four baths, two terraces, a garden and just about every other amenity from those adults suffering from playground envy.” w/ photos + video

“A new gadget is designed to get people drunk INSTANTLY… Two American scientists designed the device – a small spray that gives you that instant drunk sensation from less than a drop of alcohol. The feeling lasts just seconds – but when it fades, you are sober and able to carry on with your day. The ‘Wahh Quantum Sensations’ delivers just a miniscule dose of alcohol – 0.075ml – directly in to your mouth, but thanks to the aerosol effect, the effect is instantaneous. With a typical drink containing 40 to 60ml of alcohol, the scientists say it would take a thousand sprays to get the equivalent amount of alcohol into your system. French designer Philippe Starck and Franco-American scientist David Edwards say the advantages is to enjoy the drunk sensation with none of the harmful effects of alcohol on the body.” w/ photos

“A lucky homeless dog has been given a whole new lease of life by another stray mutt. Two-year-old Tanner was born blind and has a seizure disorder. He was sent to Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue organization, Oklahoma City, after his owner died… Fortunately for young Tanner, Blair, a one-year-old black labrador, has shown uncanny empathy for his new friend and now has taken the role as his guide. Staff say the dogs’ bond is extraordinary… The friendship seems to have had a strong healing effect on both animals.” w/ photos

“This is the picture that proves a dog really is for life, as Susie the pug dog and Tabitha the piglet cuddle and play as best friends do. The pair became unlikely pals when Susie’s owner rescued the piglet when she was found abandoned at the side of the road, just days old. The pair were inseparable, and their owners made videos of the pair playing together – which showed Tabitha climbing all over her new mum. However in just a few months, she’s grown to almost the same size as her adoptive mum.” w/ photos

“She gives the phrase ‘Looking up to God’ a whole new meaning. Jamie Calloway, 33, from Ohio, is the latest to join the top ten of hilarious mugshots for having the words GOD tattooed across her forehead. Calloway has twice been arrested on separate charges and police undoubtedly had no trouble identifying her inking and her mouth full of metal teeth… The 33-year-old was arrested last night and booked into the Montgomery County jail on a misdemeanor menacing by stalking count.” w/ photos

“A devastating age-reversing disease has regressed a pair of middle-aged brothers back to their childhood. Former RAF serviceman Michael Clark, 42, became homeless and now acts like a 10-year-old. While Matthew, 39, lost his job as a factory worker and started behaving like a toddler – despite having a 19-year-old daughter, Lydia, who is expecting a baby. Their tragic situation mirrors the Brad Pitt film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, in which an old man keeps growing younger. The brothers now spend their days watching episodes of The Smurfs, eating crisps and playing snakes and ladders because Cluedo is too difficult. Dad Anthony, 63, who looks after the boys with mum Christine, 61, said: ‘They’ve gone from being fully-functioning adults, with jobs, careers and getting married to going back into a childlike state.” w/ photos

“A teenager suffering from a rare illness is being fed through her heart to keep her alive. Amy Knowles, 17, cannot digest food so a tube has been inserted and she spends 12 hours a day having liquid nutrients sent to her blood stream. She has not eaten normally for six months and doctors diagnosed a rare intestinal condition with no known cure. Each time she is fed through the tube, she stands a risk of killer complications such as line infection, septicaemia and liver failure. Her courage and determination has even touched the hearts of celebrities like The Voice star Jessie J, who visited her at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. The tube has been surgically placed into her heart through an incision close to her armpit and is supplied from a bag containing nutrients. Amy has a backpack to carry it when she goes out and she said: ‘My friends joke that I look like Dora the Explorer with my backpack.” w/ photos

“Former motocross champ adds latrine-racing to her list of world-beating achievements. Stunt woman Jolene Van Vugt was flushed with pride after setting a new land speed record for the world’s fastest motorized toilet. 31-year-old Van Vugt got the convenience up to 46 mph in Sydney, about four and a half miles per hour faster than the previous Guinness world record. ‘I flew into Australia yesterday and came out here to jump straight on the toilet,” said Van Vugt. ‘That was so fun and I’m stoked to get the record.” w/ photos + video

“A bra with a iPhone-sized pocket in the side strap is set to go on sale thanks to an ingenious design by two students at Seattle’s Washington University. The JoeyBra also has space for bank cards, ID cards and a key, doing away with the need for a purse at all. Mariah Gentry and Kyle Bartlow named their design after a Joey, which is a baby kangaroo that is raised inside its mother’s pouch. The two students, who both attend the university’s Foster Business School, have claimed through their website that the animal print design is ‘the first sexy and comfortable pocketed bra’ to be sold on the market. The bra, which comes in small, medium or large sizes, can be converted into a razorback or strapless style if desired. It is currently available for $19.99 as a pre-sale through the site.” w/ photos

“Sad Aidan breaks out in hives if he is touched by anything that is colder than his body temperature. Sad Aidan Smith stares out from his balaclava as he battles his allergy of anything cold. Aidan, seven, is constantly at risk of going into anaphylactic shock. And he breaks out in hives if he is touched by anything that is colder than his body temperature. So he never goes out without a hat, scarf, balaclava and gloves. Aidan can’t go on holiday or eat cold food. And only very rarely is he able to play outside. He is one of just six people in the UK with the condition known as cold urticaria. He even has problems in warm weather because sweat, designed to cool people down, is colder than his body. Aidan said: ‘I can’t play outside with friends and it makes me sad. ‘When it’s cold my mum won’t let me out and that makes me upset.” w/ photos